ROOTS FOREST SCHOOL INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $293K · expenses $245K · assets $208K

EIN
82-3932159
Address
2018 STATE PARK RD, MCCALL, ID 83638-0000
Website
www.rootsforestschool.com
NTEE code
B21
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
School
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Mission

Through nature-based early childhood education, Roots Forest School fosters curiosity, community, and imagination to inspire stewardship and empower life-long learners. Cont. Schedule O.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jennet Gray Director2019-2024 $18,019$33,214 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Katie Morell Director2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Treone Cooley Director2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Anna Kinney Secretary2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Melissa Coriell Director2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Deborah Carter Director2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lynne Edwards President2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Trace McKellips Treasurer2024 1 $0 reported 1
Megan FitzMaurice Director2024 0 $0 reported 1
Max Frank Director2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $18K · 11 employees · 146 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jennet Gray Director18 $18,019$0$0 $18,0191
Katie Morell Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Treone Cooley Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Anna Kinney Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Melissa Coriell Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Deborah Carter Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Lynne Edwards President3 $0$0$0 $01
Trace McKellips Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Megan FitzMaurice Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Max Frank Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $15K · 10 employees · 168 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jennet Gray Director16 $15,195$0$0 $15,1951
Deborah Carter Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Lynne Edwards Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Melissa Coriell Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Katie Morell President4 $0$0$0 $01
Treone Cooley Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Anna Kinney Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TREONE COOLEY Treasurer9 $0$0$0 $01
ANNA KINNEY Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE MORELL President20 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA CORIELL President9 $0-- $01
JENNET GRAY Secretary3 $0-- $01
KATIE MORELL Treasurer20 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA CORIELL President9 $0-- $01
JENNET GRAY Secretary3 $0-- $01
KATIE MORELL Treasurer20 $0-- $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA CORIELL President9 $0-- $01
JENNET GRAY Secretary3 $0-- $01
KATIE MORELL Treasurer20 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$293,434$245,235 $207,928$175,973 $151,808$145,681 $18,01911146
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$228,768$206,380 $132,017$127,774 $90,515$141,970 $15,19510168
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$199,382$172,468 $143,045$142,653 $24,697$135,304 $00-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$173,274$142,719 $65,375$65,375 $37,283$123,696 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$140,413$133,019 $34,820$34,820 $54,539$85,853 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,379$110,430 $27,426$27,426 $22,159$103,220 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $34,289 in all, tax years 2020 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
IDAHO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$12,000 2023$6,000
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MCCALL DONNELLY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2025 1$11,700 2025$11,700
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ROOTS FOREST SCHOOL INC” 2020-2023 4$589 2023$138
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ACORN LEARNING CENTER INCIDB21 $201,362$211,371 Treasurer$22,800 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
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ROOTS AND WINGS FOREST SCHOOLMNB21 $195,650$228,005 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar name
WEST FALMOUTH PRE SCHOOL INCMAB21 $176,268$148,941 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
PIEDMONT FOREST SCHOOLNCB21 $196,419$189,350 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar name
CHILDRENS ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INCCOB21 $315,816$303,085 EXECUTIVE DI$71,090 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
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ERDMAN FAMILY SCHOOL INCMAB21 $423,836$423,778 VICE-PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
QUARRY HILL SCHOOL INCVTB21 $343,186$298,712 DIRECTOR$53,634 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
KEY WEST PRE-SCHOOL CO-OPERATIVE INCFLB21 $316,402$338,043 Director$54,375 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
OREGON PRESCHOOL INCWIB21 $237,390$227,742 Co-Director/Teacher$62,658 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
FOREST SCHOOL FOUNDATIONNCB21 $194,602$170,840 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar name
DEWEY SCHOOL INCNHB21 $281,659$236,015 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
MY FIRST SCHOOLNYB21 $263,402$283,766 President$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
ASHMONT NURSERY SCHOOL INCMAB21 $397,414$307,490 EXECUTIVE DI$74,052 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
VALLEY PRESCHOOL INCIAB21 $333,790$348,159 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
FREMONT PARENTS NURSERY SCHOOL INCCAB21 $229,428$177,190 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
ALTADENA NURSERY SCHOOL INCCAB21 $326,868$302,181 DIRECTOR$47,895 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
PROMISELAND PRESCHOOL INCAZB21 $201,165$219,812 President$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
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GIVING TREE SCHOOL INCMAB21 $290,296$301,610 VICE-PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
PARENTS NURSERY SCHOOL INCCAB21 $244,545$236,705 President$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
ROSE CITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL INCNJB21 $423,168$407,510 President$35,983 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$170,1007 12016–2023 LAKESIDE PRESCHOOL
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$105,9516 42017–2023 MONARCH MONTESSORI SCHOOL; WHITTIER WILDFLOWERS PRESCHOOL INC; OPEN DOOR MULTILINGUAL PRESCHOOL INC; HOLLIS PRESCHOOL
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$77,6308 42020–2025 UNIVERSITY OAKS PRESCHOOL INC; CIRCLE SCHOOL; ROSEVILLE COMMUNITY PRE SCHOOL INC; PARENTS NURSERY SCHOOL INC
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor$70,7587 12015–2021 OPEN DOOR MULTILINGUAL PRESCHOOL INC
SIDNEY E FRANK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$50,0002 12022–2023 SCHOOL OF THE BEARTOOTHS
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$45,0004 22020–2023 PARENTS NURSERY SCHOOL INC; UNIVERSITY OAKS PRESCHOOL INC
COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES DAF sponsor$39,4094 12010–2016 PRECIOUS PEOPLE PRESCHOOL INC
WHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$37,6374 12022–2025 WHITEFISH COMMUNITY SCHOOL INC
ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$37,5004 12010–2024 CHILDRENS ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INC
RED LODGE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$33,0254 12022–2025 SCHOOL OF THE BEARTOOTHS
F R BIGELOW FOUNDATION TRUST 555 Private foundation$30,0001 12022–2022 MONARCH MONTESSORI SCHOOL
DENVER FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$29,0003 12010–2012 CHILDRENS HOUSE PRESCHOOL INC
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION funds this one Private foundation$25,496217 632020–2023 LEARNING TREE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL; PARENTS NURSERY SCHOOL INC; OREGON PRESCHOOL INC; VALLEY PRESCHOOL INC and 59 more
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$23,5132 22020–2022 PARENTS NURSERY SCHOOL INC; MANCOS VALLEY DRAGONFLY SCHOOL

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $245,235 spent · pay $193,633 · grants $0 · events $28,114
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $155,236$108,327$39,681$7,228 63.3%
Other employee benefits $20,161$13,808$5,463$890 8.2%
Payroll taxes $18,236$12,486$4,946$804 7.4%
All other expenses $14,237$12,993$839$405 5.8%
Occupancy $13,471$11,450$2,021- 5.5%
Insurance $9,331$8,198$1,133- 3.8%
Other (as described)Bank Charges and Fees $2,668-$2,668- 1.1%
Other (as described)Supplies $2,429$2,429-- 1.0%
Fees: management $2,288$2,288-- 0.9%
Information technology $2,115-$2,115- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $1,650-$1,650- 0.7%
Office expenses $1,303-$1,303- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $1,052-$386$666 0.4%
Other (as described)Gifts $697$220-$477 0.3%
Other (as described) EventEvent expenses $361$361-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $20,852$27,753reported apart
Total$245,235100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $206,380 spent · pay $172,908 · grants $0 · events $27,496
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $143,222$102,778$34,225$6,219 69.4%
Other employee benefits $15,937$11,256$4,015$666 7.7%
Payroll taxes $13,749$9,864$3,288$597 6.7%
Insurance $7,910$6,837$1,073- 3.8%
Fees: management $4,364$4,364-- 2.1%
Occupancy $3,640$3,094$546- 1.8%
Other (as described)Supplies $2,923$2,923-- 1.4%
Other (as described)Bank Charges and Fees $2,444-$2,444- 1.2%
All other expenses $2,323$1,369$457$497 1.1%
Fees: accounting $2,200-$2,200- 1.1%
Information technology $2,055-$2,055- 1.0%
Other (as described) EventEvent expenses $1,869$1,869-- 0.9%
Other (as described)Gifts $1,573$985-$588 0.8%
Office expenses $1,311-$1,311- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $860-$231$629 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $20,000$25,627reported apart
Total$206,380100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $172,468 spent · pay $142,780 · grants $0 · events $6,329
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $123,896$111,506$12,390- 71.8%
Payroll taxes $10,572$9,515$1,057- 6.1%
Other employee benefits $8,312$7,481$831- 4.8%
Other (as described)CLASSROOM EXPENSES $7,520$6,768$752- 4.4%
Insurance $7,221$6,499$722- 4.2%
Occupancy $4,397$3,957$440- 2.5%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $2,479$2,231$248- 1.4%
All other expenses $2,193$1,974$219- 1.3%
Other (as described)WORKERS COMP $1,827$1,644$183- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $1,665$1,499$166- 1.0%
Office expenses $917$825$92- 0.5%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $892$803$89- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $577$519$58- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $45,654$6,329reported apart
Total$172,468100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $142,719 spent · pay $123,233 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $123,233 86.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,090 9.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,000 2.1%
Fees to independent contractors $1,882 1.3%
Printing, publications, postage $514 0.4%
Total$142,719100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $133,019 spent · pay $104,362 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $104,362 78.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,617 17.0%
Fees to independent contractors $4,082 3.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,420 1.1%
Printing, publications, postage $538 0.4%
Total$133,019100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $110,430 spent · pay $83,211 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $83,211 75.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,020 20.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,073 2.8%
Fees to independent contractors $746 0.7%
Printing, publications, postage $380 0.3%
Total$110,430100%

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